Spot platinum has just surpassed the $1,850.00 per ounce mark, now quoting at $1,850.33 per ounce, up 0.92% on the day; Nymex platinum futures' main contract is currently at $1,858.5 per ounce, up 1.05% on the day.

Japan’s August private sector PMI sees fastest growth since February, with manufacturing new export orders hitting an eight-and-a-half-year high

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,510.00/oz mark, now trading at $4,509.91/oz, down 0.20% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is now quoted at $4,566.80/oz, down 0.10% on the day.

GBP/JPY just touched the 217.00 level, now quoted at 217.00, up 0.13% on the day.

According to data released by the Central Bank of Russia on Thursday, as of August 1st, the country's gold reserves had decreased by 1.6 million ounces since the beginning of the year, falling to 73.2 million ounces, the lowest level since January 2020. The data shows that over the past seven months, the value of the bank's gold reserves decreased by $33.7 billion.